Penholder.



No. 69|.,6I4. Patented lan. 2|, |902.

S. W. DURHAM. f

PENHOLDER.

(Application filed Oct. 12, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

Il 'la UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' SHILOH WV. DURHAM, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

PENHOLDER.

SPEGIFXGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,614, dated January 21, 1902.

Application filed October 12,'1901. Serial No. 78,484. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SHILOH W. DURHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented a new and useful Penholder, of which the following is a specification.

The vinvention relates to improvements iu penholders.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of penholders and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to be readily applied to a penholder and capable of forming an ink-guard for the fingers and of supporting the end of the holder above the paper to prevent the pen from blotting when the holder is laid down.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will prevent a pen from rolling off a desk or other support and which is adapted to be moved inward to a greater or less degree to permit the pen to be inserted in an ink-well to the desired extent.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a penholder constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longi-` tudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a modification of the invention.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a slidable spring-actuatedsleeve arranged on a penholder 2 and provided at its outer end with a polygonal outwardly-extending flange or head 3, adapted to form a shield or guard for the fingers to prevent the latter from coming in contact with the ink. The guardor shield will enable the penholder to be grasped close to its outer end Without liability of soiling the Vfingers, and this is especially advantageous for pupils and other beginners. The iiange or head extends outward at right angles to the penholder, and its polygonal edge is adapted to prevent the penholder from rolling off a desk or other support, and it is adapted also to support the pen in an elevated position when the penholder is placed upon the desk or other support, whereby the pen is effectuallyprevented fromblottingthesame. The spring-actuated sleeve is provided adjacent to the head with an interior rib 4, formed by depressing the exterior of the sliding sleeve and providing an exterior groove, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. The interior rib, which is adapted to tit against the tubular part 5 ofthe penholder, is engaged by a spiral spring 6, coiled around the said tubular part and secured at its inner end 7, at the inner terminal of the tubular part 5, between thelatter and the shoulder formed by reducing the outer end of the pen-stock. The spiral spring is adapted to hold the sleeve at .the outward limit of its movement and'against a stop S,.and it is capable also of permitting the sleeve to move inward on the penholder, whereby the latter is adapted to project a considerable distance beyond the. outer end of the sleeve to facilitate dipping the pen into the ink. The inward movement of the slidable sleeve is limited by an adjustable sleeve 9, arranged on the pen-stock and adapted to be set to prevent the pen from being dipped too far into the ink. As the ink Within an ink-well is consumed the sleeve 9 may be drawn backward to permit the pen to be extended an increased distance for gathering a quantity of theink. The adjustable sleeve is retained v on the pen-stock by a suitable stop 10, and the said stops 8 and lO preferably consist of pins mounted, respectively, on the tubular part 5 and the pen-stock and projecting beyond the same, as shown. is engaged by the coiled spring, may be formed in any other suitable manner, and the exterior groove of the slidable sleeve is preferably engaged by a projecting flange or por- 4 tion 11 of an elastic or iexible ring 12, tapered in cross-section and Iitt'ing against the guard or shield to provide` a soft surface to receive the fingers, This elastic ring is preferably constructed of cork, but it may be made of rubber or any other suitable material, and it may be secured in the slidable sleeve in any other manner than that shown. The flange or head, which forms a guard, is preferably 9 The interior rib, which IOO formed integral with the slidable sleeve, but it may be connected with the same in any other suitable manner.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings is illustrated a modification of the invention, in which the spring 13 is arranged within a slotted tubular outer portion 14 of a penholder, which is preferably provided with a solid stock 16. The spring has its inner end bearing against the solid stock 16, and its front or outer end is connected with the sliding sleeve 15 by a transverse pin 17, extending through the slots 18 and secured at its ends to the said sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve is provided with a head or flange 1S to form a guard similar to that heretofore described, and the longitudinal movement ofthe sliding sleeve is limi ited by an adjusting device 19, consisting of a sleeve or band operated similar to that heretofore described.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it forms an eiiicient ink guard or shield, and that it is adapted to support a pen above the paper to prevent blotting, and is capable also of preventing the penholder from rolling o a desk or table. It is also adapted to be readily adjusted to limit the movement of the slidable sleeve and to prevent the pen from i being dipped too far into the ink.

What I claim is- 1. A penholder provided with a slidable sleeve having a gua-rd or shield and adapted to be moved inward on the penholder, and an adjustable device mounted on the penholder v at the inner end of the sleeve arranged to be engaged by the same to limittheinward movement of the sleeve and adapted to prevent the pen from being dipped too far into the ink, substantially as described.

2. A penholder provided with a slidable spring-actuated sleeve having a guard or shield, and an adjustable sleeve or band arranged on the penholder and forming a stop for limiting the inward movement of the slidable sleeve, substantially as described.

3. A penholder provided with a slidable sleeve having a guard or shield and provided with an exterior depression or groove forming an interior rib, an exterior ring arranged on the sleeve and interlocked with the groove or depression, and a spring located within the sleeve and engaging the rib, substantially as described.

i. The combination of a penholder, a slidable sleeve arranged on the penholder, a spring mounted on the penholder and engaging the slidable sleeve, a guard or shield carried by the slidable sleeve, an adjustable sleeve arranged on the penholder, and stops limiting the outward movement of: the slidable sleeve and the inward movement of the adjustable sleeve, substantially as described.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence ot' two witnesses.

SHILGII W. DURHAM.

Witnesses:

Rosa MAGUIRE, it. M. `CHESHIRE. 

